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27. Actually, it was Planned Parenthood supporter who threw the Molotov cocktail
Wed Mar 25, 2015, 07:07 PM
Mar 2015

The suspect, Melanie Toney, was a witness for abortion rights against the new restrictive (draconian) anti-choice laws in Texas.
http://www.keyetv.com/news/features/top-stories/stories/police-woman-threw-molotov-cocktail-at-antiabortion-protesters-outside-planned-parenthood-24912.shtml#.VRLOhUJgqMk

A woman is facing charges after police say she threw a Molotov cocktail at anti-abortion protesters who were standing outside of Planned Parenthood.

Melanie Toney, 52, was charged with aggravated assault with a deadly weapon. According to the affidavit, the incident happened around 6:25 p.m. on Monday at the Planned Parenthood building on East Ben White Boulevard. Multiple witnesses told police that they witnessed Toney throw a flaming object out of the passenger side window of her BMW SUV near the protesters, the affidavit stated.

Police say witnesses reported that Toney had cardboard covering her license plate, in an effort to conceal it. Police stopped Toney less than 3 miles from Planned Parenthood and she was taken into custody. The Austin Fire Department and arson investigators inspected the item that was thrown from Toney's car, and determined it to be a "gum out fuel additive" bottle and a burned piece of paper towel that had been rolled into a wick.

Toney remains in Travis County Jail.


Toney's testimony starts at 4:44 on the video:




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It just keeps getting better. What was she thinking! In_The_Wind Mar 2015 #1
She forgot to roll her window up. LiberalFighter Mar 2015 #2
Really ... really ... stupid. lpbk2713 Mar 2015 #3
Lights are burnin' brightly hifiguy Mar 2015 #4
Let's kill born people, to save zygotes! shenmue Mar 2015 #5
proof that "pro-life" people aren't really pro-life Terra Alta Mar 2015 #6
They aren't even pro-fetus Major Nikon Mar 2015 #15
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #32
I am confused. Was she trying to harm the clinic or the protestors? nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #7
Unclear. See post 20 n/t n2doc Mar 2015 #22
at the protestors, everyone is getting this story backasswards, which isn't unusual- JUMP snooper2 Mar 2015 #23
May I present the next Faux News morning host. kairos12 Mar 2015 #8
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #33
One of the protesters stomped out the fire and stopped the device: the woman who threw it was not a Wella Mar 2015 #9
There's always an uptick in anti-woman terrorism during lent. LeftyMom Mar 2015 #10
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #34
Christian ISIS in America. OffWithTheirHeads Mar 2015 #11
Perp was an abortion rights activist. She threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #35
She built a Molotov cocktail, and only MIGHT have lit it? jmowreader Mar 2015 #12
I said this was going to escalate. Baitball Blogger Mar 2015 #13
This message was self-deleted by its author Trillo Mar 2015 #14
Ummm, what? She is a pro-abortion activist who threw the device AT anti-abortion protestors. nt kelly1mm Mar 2015 #37
Message auto-removed Name removed Mar 2015 #16
No need to advertise such a dramatic lack of class and character LanternWaste Mar 2015 #17
This one does ismnotwasm Mar 2015 #18
Well they are gone. n2doc Mar 2015 #20
ok I did read it right strawberries Mar 2015 #19
confused... lame54 Mar 2015 #21
Just your typical Christian terrorist in America today anotojefiremnesuka Mar 2015 #24
It isn't clear in the article what her agenda was. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #25
But based on the comments in this thread gratuitous Mar 2015 #26
This is supposed to be a "politically liberal" message board but there are sure a lot here rhett o rick Mar 2015 #28
Actually, it was Planned Parenthood supporter who threw the Molotov cocktail Wella Mar 2015 #27
Thank you for the clarification. nm rhett o rick Mar 2015 #29
Once again, desperation makes people do ugly, ugly things. nomorenomore08 Mar 2015 #30
false flag AngryAmish Mar 2015 #31
I don't know if I'd go that far. Wella Mar 2015 #39
Thanks for tidying up. immoderate Mar 2015 #36
Probably not a hero to "Christian terrorists" as she is a Planned Parenthood activist. Terrorist kelly1mm Mar 2015 #38
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